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HACKETT Joseph - 1895 - 08/02/1895 – Age 18 – Onsetter. Pentrich, WC Haslam, Derbyshire. A piece of coal fell down the shaft and struck the deceased who was pulling an empty tram off the cage at the bottom of the shaft. He died next day.

HACKNEY Thomas - 1899 - 03/06/1899 – Age 52 – Loader. Talk o’th’ Hill No. 2, Talk o’th’ Hill Colliery Co., Staffordshire. Fall of roof near working face in flitching in 7 feet Banbury Seam. The slips running together liberated a fall.

HACKWELL Job - 1893 - 20/12/1893 – Age 21 – Banksman. Netherseal, Netherseal Colliery Co., Burton-on-Trent, Derbyshire. Deceased was hit by the slipper of the cage. He appears to have thought that the tubs were not securely fixed on the cage and was probably trying to fasten them when the cage descended and caught him.

HACKWORTH Robert Henry - 1894 - 03/10/1894 – Age 29 – Shaftsman. Haswell, Haswell Coal Co. Ltd., Sunderland, Co. Durham. While engaged in main coal haulage he by some means fell down the back shaft a distance of 90 yards and was killed.

HADDEN Robert (non-fatal) - 1894 - 06/06/1894 – Age 35 – Miner. Loanhead, Shotts Iron Co., Fife. Fell down incline. 60 days off.

HADDOCK James - 1895 - 18/01/1895 – Age 15 – Drawer. Scot Lane, William Woods and Sons, Lancashire. Taking an empty tub along drawing road when it left the rail caught his leg, no external injury. Blood poisoning set in. Died 30th January.

HADDOW James (non-fatal) - 1892 - 11/05/1892 – Age 32 – Miner. Coltness, Coltness Iron Co., Lanarkshire. Fall of stone.

HADDOW James (non-fatal) - 1892 - 15/10/1892 – Miner. Lanemark, Lanemark, New Cumnock, Ayrshire. Fall of roof on road.

HADDOW James - 1894 - 25/10/1894 – Age 37 – Brusher. Blairhill, Coltness Iron Co. Ltd., Fife. Explosion of firedamp.

HADDOW Walter - 1898 - 17/08/1898 – Age 26 – Miner. Rosehall No. 7, R Addie and Sons Collieries Ltd., Lanarkshire. His naked light ignited firedamp in an unventilated part of his working place. Another man was injured.

HADFIELD J. - 1894 - 06/02/1894 – Age 35 – Stallman. Orgreave, Rother Vale Coal Co., Rotherham, Yorkshire. Injured by tub died 7th.

HADGETT Oliver - 1892 - 24/09/1892 – Age 43 – Collier. Silverdale Grove, Butterley Co. Ltd., Newcastle, Staffordshire. Fall of ironstone at face of Red Shagg Seam.

HAGAN James - 1891 - 30/07/1891 – Age 46 – Hewer. Hedley Hope, Sir B Samuelson and Co. Ltd., Tow Law, Co. Durham. Alleged to have received a blow in bowels with a shovel while filling a tub on the 9th of May last, but death was the result of an internal abscess.

HAGAN John - 1895 - 29/11/1895 – Age 66 – Labourer. Ryhope, Ryhope Coal Co., Ryhope, Co. Durham. Run over by trucks while crossing branches where he ought not to have been.

HAGGIE Terris (non-fatal) - 1894 - 10/03/1894 - Age 46 - Night overman. Linlithgow, Linlithgow Oil Co. Ltd., Linlithgow. Scalded by overflow of hot water. 3 injured. 44 days off.

HAGUE Ernest Alfred - 1897 - 02/03/1897 – Age 15 - Taker off. Gibfield, Fletcher Burrows and Co. Ltd., Lancashire. Crushed by tubs in jig brow.

HAGUE Henry (rescued) - 1896 - 30/04/1896. Micklefield, Joseph Cliffe and Sons, Yorkshire. Explosion of firedamp. 63 killed.

HAGUE John Robert - 1897 - 02/04/1897 – Age 40 – Drawer. Moston, Platt Bros. and Co. Ltd., Lancashire. Crushed by tubs in engine brow, was crossing brow with a full tub, immediately after six full tubs had been drawn from the landing the hook coupling the first to the second tub broke allowing five tubs to run back. Hidden flaw in hook. Inclination of brow, 36 deg.

HAGUE Joseph - 1893 - 16/12/1893 – Age 42 – Collier. Broomstair, Dukinfield Coal and Cannel Co. Ltd., Haughton, Lancashire. Roof clod in working place fell, ought to have been pulled down.

HAGUE M. - 1890 - 15/01/1890 – Age 56 – Labourer. Warren Vale, J and J Charlesworth, Rotherham, Yorkshire. Struck by falling tub. Died 19th.

HAIGH A. - 1893 - 13/01/1893 – Age 14 - Scale picker. Crigglestone, Crigglestone Coal Co., Wakefield, Yorkshire. Crushed by waggons.

HAIGH C. - 1893 - 01/11/1893 – Age 30 - Deputy. Wood, Tinker Bros., Huddersfield, Yorkshire. Gunpowder, died 2nd.

HAIGH G. - 1892 - 28/04/1892 – Age 75 – Labourer. Carlton Main, Yorkshire and Derbyshire Coal and Iron Co., Barnsley, Yorkshire. Fell and broke his leg, died 12th May.

HAIGH H. - 1899 - 30/11/1899 – Age 14 – Driver. Nunnery, Nunnery Coal Co., Yorkshire. The horse he was driving turned round too quickly, at stopping place, causing the boy to fall over tail chain and he was pushed some yards by the tubs. Died 15th December.

HAIGH Henry - 1893 - 15/12/1893 – Age 29 – Hewer. Whitehaven, Whitehaven Colliery Co., Whitehaven, Cumberland. Inspection made and inquest attended. Deceased was travelling on an engine plane towards the shaft when an empty set got detached from the rope but whilst attempting to get into a refuge hole the deceased was caught and run over.

HAIGH J. - 1898 – 30/06/1898 – Age 53 – Dataller. South Kirkby, South Kirkby Coal Co., Yorkshire. Fall of side.

HAIGH J. - 1899 – 05/04/1899 – Age 34 – Labourer. Crigglestone, Crigglestone Coal Co., Yorkshire. Run over whilst attempting to get on locomotive.

HAIGH K. - 1896 – 24/12/1896 – Age 29 – Blacksmith. Denby Grange, Miss E Lister, Kaye, Yorkshire. He was in the waggon repairing shed when a loco knocked an empty waggon through the shed and crushed him against the wall.

HAIGH T. - 1898 – 05/03/1898 – Age 36 – Hurrier. Winny Moor, John Naylor and Co., Yorkshire. Explosion of gas. Died 8th Mar.

HAIGH W. - 1895 – 11/10/1895 – Age 64 – Carpenter. Denby Grange, Miss E Lister, Kaye, Yorkshire. Fell form a ladder owing to a waggon touching it. Died 17th Oct.

HAILE Thomas - 1892 – 06/01/1892 – Age 55 – Labourer. Moss Bay (metalliferous), Moss Bay Iron and Steel Co. Ltd., Bigrigg. Inquest attended. He was in the act of levelling the ore in a railway waggon when he slipped and fell out breaking his neck.

HAILSTONES Frank (non-fatal) - 1892 – 05/10/1892 – Age 22 – Fireman. Clyde Wilsons, Clyde Coal Co. Ltd., Lanarkshire. Fall of roof, 90 days off.

HAILSTONES Frank - 1898 – 25/10/1898 – Age 29 – Fireman. Earnock, John Watson Ltd., Lanarkshire. Deceased went into a rising place, where firedamp was known to be present, for some tools, and was overcome. In making his way out he fell and his body got firmly fixed between the stoop side and a prop and eight hours elapsed before his body was recovered. All who attempted the rescue were more or less affected with the gas.

HAILSTONES Thomas (non-fatal) - 1891 – 27/08/1891 – Miner. Bonnyside, James Dougall and Son Ltd., Stirling. Explosion of shot. 11 days off.

HAIN Andrew (non-fatal) - 1894 – 14/09/1894 – Age 45 – Joiner. Kelty, Fife Coal Co. Ltd., Fife. Struck by wood thrown by circular saw. 111 days off.

HAINES Daniel - 1896 - 24/08/1896 - Age 45 - Pikeman. Saltwells, Earl of Dudley, Staffordshire. Fall of roof causing suffocation.

HAINES Francis - 1893 – 20/04/1893 – Age 20 – Labourer. Abergorky, Byrnyeat Brown and Co., Treorky, Glamorgan. Fell under a tram of rubbish which was being drawn, by a horse, into a stow road. Died 3rd June.

HAINES Richard - 1890 – 07/10/1890 – Age 52 – Stallman. Langwith, Sheepbridge Iron and Coal Co., Mansfield, Nottinghamshire. Fall of roof. This fall appeared to be due to working near an old goaf where extra precautions should have been taken with the timbering.

HAINES Sydney - 1893 – 23/02/1893 – Age 44 – Miner. No. 2 Stank, Barrow Haematite Steel Co. Ltd., Stank, Lancashire. Inspection made and inquest attended. This man lost his life through his own carelessness. A company of men were engaged blasting rock, some distance above the drift, where the deceased was working. He and his mates were warned that a shot was about to be fired but instead of retiring to a place of safety, they took no notice of the warning and continued to work. On the shot exploding the rock fell upon the timbers in their working places knocking them out and killing the deceased.

HAINEY Anthony (non-fatal) - 1890 – 15/03/1890 – Age 13 – Drawer. Craigends, John Logan and Sons, Stirling. Fall of stone, 20 days off.

HAIR Robert - 1894 – 09/05/1894 – Age 25 – Brusher. Leven, Fife Coal Co. Ltd., Fife. Fall of roof.

HALE Albert Edward - 1893 – 06/11/1893 – Age 18 – Holer. Wollaton Hard Coal, Wollaton Colliery Co., Nottingham, Nottinghamshire. Fall of Coal. A shot had been fired within a short distance of where the deceased was holing. The shot and the easing of the sprags probably caused the coal to fall.

HALE James - 1894 – 04/12/1894 – Age 59 – Roadsman. Eaglesbush, Eaglesbush Colliery Co. Ltd., Neath, Glamorgan. Struck on the head whilst endeavouring to get out of a journey of trams running wild down a slant, dipping 6.5 inches per yard. The hauling rope had snapped. Riding was not permitted.

HALE John - 1896 – 28/03/1896 – Age 44 – Fireman. Meiros, Gas Coal Collieries Ltd., Glamorgan. Explosion of firedamp. 3 killed.

HALFORD John (non-fatal) - 1892 – 16/01/1892 – Miner. Garrockhill, Garrockhill and Dunchray Coal Co. Ayrshire. Injured by hutch on a dook.

HALFPENNY James - 1892 - 31/05/1892 – Age 22 – Stallman. Teversal, Stanton Iron Co., Mansfield, Nottinghamshire. Fall of roof. Deceased was taking down the roof, with an iron bar, when he slipped and fell forward under the falling roof.

HALFPENNY James - 1893 - 03/05/1893 – Age 38 – Deputy. West Auckland, Bolckow Vaughan and Co. Ltd., Auckland, Co. Durham. Sudden fall of a broken jud while engaged removing the timber.

HALFPENNY John - 1892 - 25/10/1892 – Age 48 – Hewer. West Auckland, Bolckow Vaughan and Co. Ltd., Auckland, Co. Durham. He took ill while attending his work and died form heart disease, from which he had suffered for some time.

HALFPENNY Joseph - 1891 - 05/01/1891 – Age 38 – Shifter. West Auckland, Bolckow Vaughan and Co. Ltd., Auckland, Co. Durham. Took a fit while at work in the pit and died shortly after being got home.

HALGRAVE John - 1895 - 18/12/1895 – Age 42 – Collier. Bickerstaffe, Bromilow and Foster and Co. Ltd., Bickerstaffe, Lancashire. Inspection made and inquest attended. While cutting a ribbing through into old workings, on the lower side of his road, the roof fell upon him from between two slips in the shape of a pothole. The seam was only 2 feet thick and the roof appeared to have been well propped.

HALL B. - 1895 - 08/11/1895 – Age 15 – Driver. Rockingham, Newton Chambers and Co., Yorkshire. Strained himself when lifting a weight. Died 10th Nov.

HALL Charles - 1895 - 30/09/1895 – Age 30 – Hewer. Eppleton, Hetton Coal Co. Ltd., Eppleton, Co. Durham. Right leg broken, crushed between cistern and tub. Died from tetanus 10th Oct after amputation.

HALL David - 1899 - 19/10/1899 – Age 21 – Miner. Murdostoun, John McAndrew and Co., Lanarkshire. Deceased was backing out coal at longwall face when a stone, 9 foot by 2 foot by 1 foot, came away suddenly from lype and fell upon him fracturing his skull. The fireman had passed him fifteen minutes previously and had instructed him to secure one end of the stone which was then unsupported but deceased had apparent delayed doing so.

HALL Edmund - 1899 - 28/06/1899 – Age 14 - Rope boy. Salterwood, Denaby Iron Co., Derbyshire. Fall of roof. Deceased was coupling a train of tubs to an endless rope, on the main roadway, when a piece of roof fell upon him. He died the following day.

HALL Edward (non-fatal) - 1892 - 24/02/1892 – Age 60 – Collier. Southfield, William Black and Sons, Stirling. Fall of side, 240 days off.

HALL Elijah - 1894 - 31/05/1894 – Age 46 – Dataler. Bolsover, Bolsover Colliery Co., Chesterfield, Derbyshire. Fall of roof. He was fixing timber to support the roof when a large piece of stone fell on him. Died 7th June.

HALL Evan - 1899 - 15/05/1899 – Age 39 – Hewer. Etherley Grange, Sir B Samuelson and Co., Co. Durham. Killed by an explosion of firedamp which ignited at his naked light.

HALL G. - 1890 - 11/09/1890 – Age 30 – Shunter. East Gawber, R Craik and Co., Barnsley, Yorkshire. Crushed by waggons. Died 13th.

HALL G. - 1899 - 10/03/1899 – Age 15 – Driver. Manvers Main, Manvers Main Coal Co., Yorkshire. Fall of roof.

HALL George (injured) - 1894 - 06/03/1894 – Age 21 – Collier. Apedale Waterrmills, Midland Coal Coke and Iron Co. Ltd., Newcastle, Staffordshire. Caught his arm against a nail, on a post, and lacerated his muscle while stepping out of the road of the coal being pulled off the face.

HALL George - 1891 - 02/04/1891 – Age 34 – Loader. Apedale Sladderhill, Midland Coal Coke and Iron Co. Ltd., Newcastle, Staffordshire. Explosion. 10 killed.

HALL George - 1897 - 24/08/1897 – Age 53 – Hewer. Whitehaven, William Whitehaven Colliery Co., Whitehaven, Cumberland. Inspection made and inquest attended. After working his shift he was coming out of the shaft, along the endless rope engine plane, other men being near. One man heard a shout and on looking back found deceased under a tub. He rang the electric signal which was in working order and after the set stopped the deceased was got out but could give no explanation as to how it happened and shortly afterwards died. He could have been crossing over in front of the set and got caught by the rope which runs near the ground. The set runs very slowly.

HALL George - 1899 - 16/01/1899 – Age 54 – Hewer. Bowden Close, Pease and Partners Ltd., Co. Durham. A wedge shaped piece of stone fell off at a slip between the face and a plank and fell upon and killed him.

HALL Harry - 1896 - 10/08/1896 – Age 41 – Getter. Griff, Clara Griff Colliery Co., Derbyshire. Fall of roof. Deceased was pulling coal from the face with a bar and the falling coal knocked two props out and allowed the roof to fall on deceased.

HALL J. - 1896 - 29/10/1896 – Age 61 - Incline man. Kiveton Park, Kiveton Park Coal Co., Yorkshire. Drawn into spur gearing. It was properly fenced.

HALL J.H - 1896 - 14/10/1896 – Age 13 - Screen boy. Denaby Main, Denaby and Cadeby Coal Co., Yorkshire. When working at a screw brake, on self acting incline, he got his head crushed between an empty corf and a girder.

HALL John - 1891 - 14/09/1891 – Age 55 - Horse driver. Urpeth Busty, Charles Perkin and Partners, Urpeth, Co. Durham. Inspection made and inquest attended. He fell in front of waggons and was run over. 3.30 pm.

HALL John - 1893 - 23/11/1893 – Age 31 – Shifter. Burnhope, UA Ritson, Lanchester, Co. Durham. While descending the Fell pit the winding rope broke, when they had got about 80 yards from the surface, and they all fell to the bottom of the pit, about 150 yards. 4 killed.

HALL John - 1895 - 22/10/1895 – Age 25 – Sinker. Bothwell Castle No. 3, William Baird and Co. Ltd., Lanarkshire. The sinking kettle, while ascending caught the midwall, the bow broke and it fell to the bottom. 2 killed.

HALL John - 1897 - 12/03/1897 – Age 48 – Brusher. Bothwell Park, William Baird and Co. Ltd., Lanarkshire. The fireman fired a shot of carbonite in an accumulation of firedamp and the sparks from the tape fuse lighted the gas. Another four men were injured.

HALL John - 1897 - 24/11/1897 – Age 28 – Haulier. Whitworth Drift. Tredegar Iron and Coal Co. Ltd., Monmouth. Fatally crushed by a fall which occurred in a level along which he was taking a full tram. This is another of several fatalities on the roads under this firm.

HALL John - 1898 - 09/03/1898 – Age 39 – Stallman. Brownhills, W Harrison Ltd., Staffordshire. Fall of rock roof.

HALL John - 1899 – 10/02/1899 – Age 29 – Collier. Gibfield Arley, Fletcher Burrows and Co. Ltd., Lancashire. Fall of roof in working place from between a 12 foot fault a slip and a joint break, large and inefficiently propped.

HALL Joseph - 1893 – 29/05/1893 – Age 30 – Chock drawer. South Derwent. Owners of South Derwent Colliery Co. Durham. Inspection made and inquest attended. He was engaged drawing out timber and after drawing all the chocks, but three, he foolishly went in to draw a prop when the place came in.

HALL Morgan - 1891 – 16/01/1891 – Age 63 – Roadman. Dinas Steam, Dinas Steam Colliery Co. Ltd., Pontypridd, Glamorgan. He was getting off the cage at the 4 foot seam landing and missing his footing fell down the shaft. The guides being of wire rope, there was a foot of clearance allowed between the cage in passing, and the edge of this landing, which was only used occasionally for men.

HALL Ovington - 1894 – 30/04/1894 – Age 18 – Putter. North Bitchburn, North Bitchburn Coal Co. Ltd., Crook, Co. Durham. Severely injured by a fall of roof from a slip, while engaged hewing coal, causing his death in a few hours.

HALL Samuel - 1896 – 23/04/1896 – Age 14 – Drawer. Oak, Chamber Colliery Co. Ltd., Lancashire. Fall of roof on drawing road, 3 yards from face, from slip at edge of pot-hole which ought to have been secured.

HALL Thomas - 1890 – 08/07/1890 – Age 12 – Trapper. Montagu Main, William Benson and Son, Northumberland. On descending the shaft to a midseam he got out of the cage, at the wrong side, and walked into the shaft falling to a lower seam. 7.0 am.

HALL Thomas - 1896 – 27/01/1896 – Age 17 – Labourer. Ferndale Nos 7 & 8, D Davis and Sons Ltd., Glamorgan. Explosion of firedamp. 57 killed.

HALL Thomas William - 1898 - 15/12/1898 – Age 13 – Driver. Harton, Harton Coal Co. Ltd., Harton Durham. Inspection made and inquest attended, The deceased was learning to drive and for this purpose had been sent along with another boy. As he was hanging his pony's limbers onto a full tub the pony moved away, and Hall's head was crushed between a balk and the top of the tub.

HALL Timothy - 1898 - 22/08/1898 – Age 22 – Driver. Timber Tree, Garratt and Son, West Midlands. Found fatally injured under a full tub in a roadway. Died 23rd Aug.

HALL William (injured) - 1891 - 18/09/1891 – Age 45 – Miner. Horncliffe (quarry), Walton Bros., Horncliffe, Lancashire. Injured by roof where he was preparing to fix a support. Inspection and inquiry.

HALL William - 1891 - 13/02/1891 – Age 17 – Collier. Nixon’s Navigation Cwm Cynon, Nixon’s Navigation Co. Ltd., Mountain Ash, Glamorgan. Strained himself while assisting to lift an empty tram on the rails. Died of inflammation on 18th. Inquest held; verdict "Accidental death.".

HALL William - 1892 - 15/01/1892 – Age 28 – Loader. Hayes, Earl of Shrewsbury, Rugeley, Staffordshire. Died January 16. Head crushed between full tub and a tree through horse being started too soon.

HALL William - 1894 - 26/07/1894 – Age 21 – Collier. Burnt Hills, Executors of Col. Hargreaves, Burnley, Lancashire. Fall of roof in working place front between two faults.

HALL William - 1897 - 06/05/1897 – Age 50 – Shifter. East Hetton, Walter Scott Ltd., Co. Durham. Inundation of water in Cassop way of Harvey seam, owing to working holing into old workings in Cassop Colliery 10 killed.

HALL William - 1899 - 07/03/1899 – Age 24 – Hewer. Middridge, Weardale Iron and Coal Co. Ltd., Co. Durham. Died today from an alleged injury to his baud? in the pit but a post mortem examination showed that the cause of death was cerebral apoplexy.

HALL William - 1899 - 19/10/1899 – Age 42 – Hewer. Gordon House, North Bitchburn Coal Co. Ltd., Co. Durham. He was kirving under the coal when a piece of coal fell and knocked a prop out, the prop hit him and caused such injuries that he died within 15 minutes.

HALLAM Samuel - 1894 - 10/12/1894 – Age 44 – Holer. Plumptree Deep, Soft Butterley Co., Eastwood, Nottinghamshire. Fall of coal. A quantity of coal fell upon deceased whilst he was holing. He died on 13th instant.

HALLAM William - 1894 - 14/02/1894 – Age 50 – Stallman. Birley West, Sheffield Coal Co., Sheffield. Fall of roof. He was getting coal off the face when a fall of roof occurred, running the timber out and killing deceased.

HALLARD Rob - 1899 - 25/05/1899 – Age 28 – Driver. Millfield, Patent Shaft and Axletree Co. Ltd., Stafford. Explosion of firedamp, 7 injured 4 killed.

HALLAS J. - 1892 - 06/09/1892 – Age 21 – Collier. Nunnery, Nunnery Coal Co., Sheffield, Yorkshire. Fall of stone, died 10th.

HALLAY Michael (non-fatal) - 1890 - 09/01/1890 – Brusher. Calderbank No. 2, Provenhall Coal Co., Baillieston, Lanarkshire. Premature ignition of a shot.

HALLEY David (non-fatal) - 1890 - 06/02/1890 – Age 15 – Miner. Leven, Fife Coal Co. Ltd., Fife. Arm caught in shaft, 72 days off.

HALLEY Thomas (non-fatal) - 1892 - 10/11/1892 – Drawer. Rosehall No. 2, Robert Addie and Sons, Coatbridge, Lanarkshire. Struck by a hutch while letting it pass him.

HALLEY Thomas - 1892 - 24/09/1892 – Age 24 – Miner. Milburn, Archibald Russell, Lanarkshire. Fall of roof.

HALLFORD Thomas - 1892 - 15/01/1892 – Age 34 – Holer. Silverhill, Stanton Iron Co., Teversal, Staffordshire. Fall of roof. Deceased was at work holing when a piece of roof fell upon him.

HALLIDAY Donald - 1892 - 26/08/1892 – Age 16 – Filler. Park Slip, North’s Navigation Collieries (1889) Ltd., Tondu, Glamorgan. Explosion of firedamp. 112 killed.

HALLIDAY James (non-fatal) - 1891 - 20/07/1891 – Age 20 – Trimmer. Niddrie, Niddrie and Benhar Coal Co. Ltd., Edinburgh. Fell from platform. 56 days off.

HALLIDAY James (non-fatal) - 1892 - 08/08/1892 – Roadsman. Ayr Enterkine No. 9, George Taylor and Co., Ayrshire. Fall of side of road.

HALLIWELL John Henry - 1898 - 14/02/1898 – Age 16 – Drawer. St. Georges, Astley & Tyldesley Coal & Salt Co. Ltd., Lancashire. Fall of roof in working place. In drawing road, 8 feet from face, pronounced break and probable weighting. Son of the Collier. Died Feb. 16th.

HALLIWELL Moses - 1890 - 28/02/1890 – Age 40 – Collier. Gidlow, Wigan Coal and Iron Co. Ltd., Wigan, Lancashire. Inspection made and inquest attended. He was just commencing to hole, after setting his sprag, when a stone fell from a slip bringing the coal down with it. There was a row of props a foot from the surface. 10:40 am.

HALLMAN George - 1895 - 05/09/1895 – Age 15 – Lasher. Brynkinalt, WY Craig and Sons, Denbigh. Inspection made and inquest attended. The endless rope had got off the pulleys at the top of brow, dipping 1 in 8, and two full tubs unlashed off the rope were put against a scotch which gave way, and the tubs ran down striking the deceased before he could clear himself.

HALLOREN Edward (non-fatal) - 1891 - 30/06/1891 – Miner. Saracen Eastfield, Springburn Coal Co., Glasgow, Lanarkshire. Explosion of firedamp. 3 injured.

HALLS John - 1893 - 30/08/1893 – Age 20 – Miner. Carn Brea (metalliferous), Carn Brea Mine Adventurers, Illogan, Cornwall. A small fall of ground due to an air blast (i.e. the stone being in a state of tension burst off) fractured his skull.

HALLSHAW Robert (injured) - 1891 - 05/05/1891 – Age 39 – Miner. Todmorden Moor, James Griffiths Dearden, Dulesgate, Lancashire. Injured in putting tubs on the rails in the self-acting incline or bobbin brow. Inspection and inquiry.

HALLSTEAD John - 1896 - 09/01/1896 – Age 38 – Collier. Mosley Common, Bridgewater Trustees, Lancashire. Fall of coal from face, undermined to a back, said to have tried for 15 minutes to get it down. When standing in front the coal fell upon him, he was about to fix a sprag.

HALLSWORTH John - 1897 - 22/10/1897 – Age 22 – Labourer. Hilts Limestone (quarry), Butterley Co., Derbyshire. Deceased fell from a locomotive upon the railway near the quarry, and died the same day.

HALMAN Charles - 1898 - 18/06/1898 – Age 22 – Filler. Black Park, Black Park Colliery Co. Ltd., Denbigh. Inspection made and inquest attended. One of the partners was drawing down some coal off the face and had warned the deceased to stand back. The coal, in falling, knocked out a prop set under the roof which struck the deceased fracturing his skull.

HALPIN Joseph (injured) - 1891 - 27/10/1891 – Age 41 – Miner. Mosley Common No. 2, Bridgewater Trustees, Tyldesley, Lancashire. Injured by roof coal falling as he was taking down a layer. Inspection and inquiry.

HALSTEAD Alfred - 1896 - 13/11/1896 – Age 36 – Collier. Clifton, Executors of Col. Hargreaves, Lancashire. Fall of roof in working place between three slips area of fall 3 feet only one prop known to be there.

HALSTEAD Henry - 1893 - 04/07/1893 – Age 57. Coombs, ET Ingham, Dewsbury, Yorkshire. Explosion of gas. 139 killed.

HALTAM Isaac - 1898 - 07/08/1898 – Age 25 – Dataller. Griff No. 4, Griff Colliery Co., Warwick. Deceased and others were engaged in building a clay wall, in the return air way, to hold some water back and near the exhaust pipe of a steam hauling engine. Other men were moving tubs about the pit bottom and turned the steam on, on the hauling engine to assist them, causing the exhaust steam to be ejected over the deceased. He died on the 18th August.

HAM Emanuel Goulding - 1897 - 17/09/1897 – Age 14 - Collier’s boy. Waun Llwyd, Ebbw Vale Steel Iron and Coal Co. Ltd., Monmouth. A large slab fell from the roof, of working plate, owing to an unnoticed slant. This is another instance in which the roof, being strong timber, is not set as closely as it should be to guard against these hidden slips though of frequent occurrence. The manager and the officials who should see that it is done are more or less to blame as well as the Colliers as they should know that the rules are complied with and thoroughly enforced. The Collier with whom the boy was working was injured at the same time.

HAM Francis E. (non-fatal) - 1891 - 24/07/1891 – Age 17 – Miner. Wheal Eliza (metalliferous), Stephen Barker and others, St. Austell, Cornwall. In attempting to get up into his pitch in the back of the 90-fathom level he slipped and fell about five feet from the stull-piece on to a pile of "brattle," breaking his arm.

HAM Robert - 1895 - 13/09/1895 – Age 54 – Miner. West Kitty (metalliferous), West Kitty Mine Adventurers, Cornwall. They with others had been engaged stopping at the bottom of the 84 fathom level and within 10 minutes of returning to their places, after blasting four holes, a large overhanging stone weighing six or seven tons fell upon them without warning from a smooth top. 2 killed.

HAMANS John - 1896 - 11/02/1896 – Age 32 – Collier. Lewis Merthyr, Hafod Lewis Merthyr Navigation Coal Co. Ltd., Glamorgan. Fall at face top coal, between two props, 2.5 ft back, and slant at face. Four feet seam.

HAMAR Thomas - 1894 - 29/10/1894 – Age 38 – Sinker. Wallsend, Wallsend and Hebburn Coal Co. Ltd., Wallsend, Northumberland. Inquest attended. Whilst being drawn up the shaft, in the loop with other men, he slipped off and, falling into the water beneath was drowned.

HAMBLETON John - 1891 - 09/01/1891 – Age 49 - Mine loader. Newchapel, R Heath and Sons, Tunstall, Staffordshire. Crushed by fall of calcined ironstone while loading it from truck. Died 26th Apr.

HAMBLETON Meshach - 1899 - 23/06/1899 – Age 39 – Stallman. Rose Heyworth, Lancasters Steam Coal Collieries Ltd., Monmouth. Fall of coal from the face in his working place in consequence of insufficient spragging.

HAMBLETT William - 1893 - 07/08/1893 – Age 19 – Dataller. Peelwood, Tyldesley Coal Co. Ltd., Tyldesley, Lancashire. Roof coal in roadway fell on to him knocking him against a tub. Fireman was present, having doubts as to security, was preparing to set timber.

HAMBLIN Alfred Thomas - 1899 - 20/01/1899 – Age 26 – Quarryman. Grovelands, Clay & Sand Quarry, S and E Collier, Warwick. Deceased and four others were undercutting a face of clay and sand when the quarry face rolled over and killed the deceased. He died the same day.

HAMBLIN Frederick - 1893 - 13/01/1893 – Age 14 - Collier’s boy. Cwmbran, Patent Nut and Bolt Co. Ltd., Cwmbran, Monmouth. Fall of roof. While engaged replacing timbers, on a roadway, a fall occurred before they got the new ones properly tightened up, lagged and weighted, which discharged them on to the deceased. As it occurred at the close of the shift and after the haulier had taken out the last tram, the occurrence was unknown for 3 or 4 hours when in consequence of their not returning home a search was made. The boy was still alive when his father and the examiner reached the place but he died before they were able to release him. 2 killed.

HAMBLY John (non-fatal) - 1891 - 18/08/1891 – Age 35 - Skip filler. Redmoor (metalliferous), Callington United Mines Ltd., Callington, Cornwall. Received a blow on the leg from a rock which rolled down the side of the pile of stuff.

HAMER James - 1894 - 26/11/1894 – Age 27 – Collier. Cymmer, Old Cymmer Colliery Co., Porth, Glamorgan. Fall of roof top coal (3 foot 9 inches long x 2 foot 2 inches to 1 foot wide and 20  inches thick) from between slips. There were props stood on each side and a cog behind 6 foot back from face. Four feet seam. 6.5 foot thick including clod.

HAMER John - 1896 - 18/09/1896 – Age 15. Cat Hole, Accrington, Lancashire. Son of William Henry, Hamer Engineer, 3 Devonshire street, Accrington. There was some doubt whether the boy died from the effects of an accident at the pit. It was alleged that the deceased met with an accident at the pit while following his occupation on September 18th 1896, but resumed work shortly afterwards. It was also affirmed that in November or December the deceased met with a second accident at the pit. He ran into a prop, and slipping on the ground fell on the side of his face. After the accident deceased said he was knocked sick and his face was swollen. On the day following the accident, the deceased drew two or three tubs less than his usual number on account of being unwell. Deceased had a swollen neck after the accident, but none before. The injury Hamer received was on the left temple close to the eye. The boy went to the surgery several times. Th Doctor attended to him on the 7th of last month, when the case was hopeless. The Condition of the boy he attributed to the disease. The jury retired and handed in their verdict, which was to the effect that death was due to exhaustion resulting from a tumour of the face probably due to an injury received while at work as a drawer about nine months ago. (Accrington Observer, July 17th. 1897).

HAMILTON Alexander jnr. - 1898 - 31/03/1898 – Age 18 – Miner. Kinneil, Kinneil Coal and Coke Co. Ltd., Linlithgow. This accident occurred in a dry dusty section, giving off gas. Detector Marsaut lamps were used when blasting with permitted explosives was practised. Only four persons were employed in the section and the fireman was the only person authorised to fire shots. Sneddon, it was alleged by the Hamiltons, fired a shot at the face in contravention of General Rule 12f. A violent explosion resulted causing the immediate death to Sneddon and injuries to the Hamiltons to which Hamilton jun. succumbed on the same evening and Hamilton snr. eleven days afterwards. 3 killed.

HAMILTON Alexander snr. - 1898 - 31/03/1898 – Age 46 – Miner. Kinneil, Kinneil Coal and Coke Co. Ltd., Linlithgow. This accident occurred in a dry dusty section, giving off gas. Detector Marsaut lamps were used when blasting with permitted explosives was practised. Only four persons were employed in the section and the fireman was the only person authorised to fire shots. Sneddon, it was alleged by the Hamiltons, fired a shot at the face in contravention of General Rule 12f. A violent explosion resulted causing the immediate death to Sneddon and injuries to the Hamiltons to which Hamilton jun. succumbed on the same evening and Hamilton snr. eleven days afterwards. 3 killed.

HAMILTON Archibald (non-fatal) - 1890 - 28/07/1890 – Age 53 – Miner. Greenfield, Grangemouth Coal Co., Lanarkshire. Fall of roof 106 days off.

HAMILTON Arthur (non-fatal) - 1893 - 08/05/1893 – Age 20 – Miner. Merryton. Merryton Coal Co., Lanarkshire. Explosion of shot. 3 injured, 6 days off.

HAMILTON George (non-fatal) - 1890 - 28/06/1890 – Age 60 – Miner. Kinniel, Kinneil Coal and Coke Co., Linlithgow. Explosion of firedamp. 16 days off.

HAMILTON George - 1894 - 10/12/1894 – Age 61 – Miner. Kinneil, Kinneil Cannel & Coking Coal Co. Ltd., Linlithgow. Fall of roof.

HAMILTON George - 1894 - 31/01/1894 – Age 17 - Set rider. Cramlington, Cramlington Coal Co. Ltd., Cramlington, Northumberland. Inspection made and inquest attended. Deceased was riding up a bank and he must have either slipped off his seat or fallen when getting on. He was crushed by the tubs passing over him.

HAMILTON James (non-fatal) - 1890 - 12/06/1890 – Age 48 – Labourer. Motherwell, John Watson Ltd., Lanarkshire. Fell at screen. 3 days off.

HAMILTON James (non-fatal) - 1892 - 12/03/1892 – Brusher. Perceton No. 16, J and M Craig, Irvine, Ayrshire. Fall of roof at working face.

HAMILTON James (non-fatal) - 1893 - 06/04/1893 – Age 42 – Miner. Vogrie, Vogrie Colliery Co., Edinburgh. Fall of coal. 60 days off.

HAMILTON John (non-fatal) - 1890 - 04/04/1890 – Miner. Quarter, William Baird and Co., Denny, Stirling. Fall of roof at working face.

HAMILTON John (non-fatal) - 1891 - 05/11/1891 – Age 30 - Wood drawer. Greenfield, Archibald Russell, Lanarkshire. Fall of stone. Still off.

HAMILTON John - 1898 - 24/02/1898 – Age 30 – Carter. Swallowdrum, Sandstone Quarry, James Stewart, Fife. Deceased was loading a cart with stone at the quarry and while standing on the cart the horse moved and he fell off and the wheel passed over him.

HAMILTON Joseph - 1899 - 23/05/1899 – Age 44 – Roadsman. Benarty, Lochore & Capeldrae Cannel Coal Co. Ltd., Fife. Deceased, with naked lights, were accompanying the fireman, who had a safety lamp, when he was making his inspection before the entry of the miners and going first up a rising road ignited firedamp. 2 killed.

HAMILTON Robert (non-fatal) - 1892 - 30/11/1892 – Age 17 – Drawer. Armadale, Armadale Coal Co., Linlithgow. Fall of fireclay. Did not return.

HAMILTON Thomas (non-fatal) - 1891 - 19/03/1891 – Drawer. Auchinharvie No. 5, Merry and Cuninghame, Steveston, Ayrshire. Explosion of firedamp.

HAMILTON Thomas - 1897 - 18/06/1897 – Age 45 – Hewer. Seaton Delaval Relief, Seaton Delaval Coal Co., Northumberland. Inspection made and inquest attended. It appears he was standing upright in the ascending cage, until half-way when, for some reason unknown, he fell backwards, partially out of the cage, his head catching the guide buttons and he went into the shaft and fell to the bottom. It was afterwards said he was subject to fits.

HAMILTON Thomas. (non-fatal) - 1892 - 10/11/1892 – Miner. Dalziel No. 2, Wishaw Coal Co., Motherwell, Lanarkshire. Explosion of firedamp while waffing out the gas.

HAMILTON William (non-fatal) - 1890 - 04/08/1890 – Age 14 – Driver. Ross, Coltness Iron Co. Ltd., Lanarkshire. Hand jammed by tub. 6 days off.

HAMILTON William (non-fatal) - 1892 - 18/10/1892 – Age 56 – Roadsman. Quarter, Colin Dunlop and Co., Lanarkshire. Fall of side. Still off.

HAMILTON William - 1892 - 08/03/1892 – Age 35 - Asst. bottomer. Lanemark No. 2, Lanemark Coal Co., New Cumnock, Ayrshire. Caught by the cage while crossing the cage seat.

HAMILTON William - 1892 - 19/03/1892 – Age 3 – Child. Breich, Hermand Oil Co. Ltd., Linlithgow. Head crushed by bell crank.

HAMILTON William - 1894 - 23/10/1894 – Age 34 – Miner. Law Wilsons and Clyde Coal Co. Ltd., Lanarkshire. Fall of roof.

HAMILTON William - 1894 - 24/02/1894 – Age 49 – Pitheadman. Coltness, Coltness Iron Co. Ltd., Lanarkshire. Caught by pumping rod.

HAMILTON William - 1894 - 29/05/1894 – Age 40 - Night overman. Milnwood No. 2, Coltness Iron Co., Bellshill, Lanarkshire. Crushed by the cage while crossing the cage seat.

HAMILTON William - 1897 - 23/06/1897 – Age 24 – Miner. Auchinharvie No. 1, Glengarnock Iron and Steel Co. Ltd., Ayrshire. Fall of stone from the side of a dook.

HAMIN Robert - 1899 - 10/07/1899 – Age 30 – Collier. Cymmer, Insoles Ltd., Glamorgan. Fall of roof at face cliff, 5 feet x 6 feet x 19 inches thick, from two slants while he was stamping a hole in the floor to set a prop. Two feet nine seam.

HAMLYN John - 1896 - 15/01/1896 – Age 53 – Miner. Upleatham Ironstone, Pease and Partners Ltd., N. Yorkshire. While examining his place, after a shot, a piece of stone fell from the roof and killed him.

HAMMEL Henry (non-fatal) - 1892 - 01/08/1892 – Fireman. Gartliston, Peter Hurll, Coatbridge, Lanarkshire. Explosion of firedamp.

HAMMILL John (injured) - 1890 - 23/01/1890 – Age 18 – Miner. Cook’s Kitchen (metalliferous), Cook’s Kitchen, Camborne, Cornwall. Had his shoulder broken through being caught between the main engine and the sollar. Hammill and three other lads were on the bottom sollar awaiting the engine and there was a scramble between them as to who should get on the step first, hence the accident. I inspected the engine and found everything in very good order. There was plenty of room between the sollar and the step.

HAMMOND E. - 1890 - 19/04/1890 – Age 28 – Shunter. Denaby Main, Denaby Main Coal Co., Rotherham, Yorkshire. Injured by rope.

HAMMOND J. - 1895 - 05/02/1895 – Age 40 – Collier. St. Johns, Locke and Co., Yorkshire. Fall of roof. Died 16th Feb.

HAMMOND John Shaw - 1896 - 13/02/1896 – Age 41 – Collier. Shelton No. 2, Rowhurst Shelton Coal Iron and Steel Co. Ltd., Staffordshire. Side and head injured by fall of roof and coal in Rowhurst Seam. Died 15th February. He was cutting top coal, near a small fault, when some of the roof fell from the roof.

HAMMOND William - 1897 - 17/05/1897 – Age 17 - Horse driver. Trafalgar, Trafalgar Colliery Co. Ltd., Gloucester. Knocked down by the horse which he was walking in front of, while taking out a journey of trams. The first cart or tram passed over him and fractured his legs and caused injuries from which he died.

HAMMONDS Thomas - 1892 - 25/03/1892 – Age 55 – Collier. Ubberley, Chatterley Whitfield Collieries Ltd., Bucknall, Staffordshire. Fall of top coal at working face after removal of posts to get top coal down in Cockshead Seam.

HAMMONDS William (injured) - 1894 - 01/11/1894 – Age 27 – Collier. Glebe, J Challinor and Co. Ltd., Fenton, Staffordshire. Fall of roof while working in Hard Coal. Ankle dislocated and bruised.

HAMPSHAW G. - 1892 - 09/09/1892 – Age 19 – Trammer. Rylands Main, Dan Rylands, Barnsley, Yorkshire. Injured by tub, died 11th.

HAMPSHIRE William - 1893 - 04/07/1893 – Age 36. Coombs, ET Ingham, Dewsbury, Yorkshire. Explosion of gas. 139 killed.

HAMPSON Frederick - 1891 - 30/10/1891 – Age 19 – Shunter. Saltwells, Earl of Dudley, Hendesford, Staffordshire. Fall of coal from side caused by a bump.

HAMPTON George - 1897 - 20/07/1897 – Age 26 – Packer. Holroyd, Holroyd Coal Co., Yorkshire. Fall of roof.

HAMPTON J. - 1897 - 03/05/1897 – Age 38 – Loader. Aldridge, Aldridge Colliery Co. Ltd., Staffordshire. Fall of roof and side, displacing timber.

HANAN John - 1892 - 11/10/1892 – Age 33 – Brusher. Gartshore No. 9, William Baird and Co., Kilsyth, Ayrshire. Explosion of firedamp while firing a shot.

HANAN Peter (non-fatal) - 1892 - 09/03/1892 – Reddsman. Gartshore No. 2, William Baird and Co., Kilsyth, Ayrshire. Explosion of firedamp.

HANCOCK E. - 1893 - 23/06/1893 – Age 24 – Collier. Carlton Main, Carlton Main Coal Co., Barnsley, Yorkshire. Fall of coal. died 1st July.

HANCOCK George - 1892 - 06/06/1892 – Age 17 - Engine tenter. Harecastle Birchenwood, Birchenwood Colliery Co., Harecastle, Staffordshire. Crushed against roof while riding up engine dip, contrary to rules.

HANCOCK James (injured) - 1894 - 20/11/1894 – Age 16 – Driver. Muxton, Br. Lilleshall Co. Ltd., Donnington, Shropshire. Arm fractured. The horse suddenly backed while he was driving it.

HANCOCK James - 1891 - 09/04/1891 – Age 56 – Collier. Chatterley No. 6, Chatterley Whitfield Collieries Co., Tunstall, Staffordshire. Fall of ironstone from face between slips while holing in Red Mine.

HANCOCK John - 1894 - 02/07/1894 – Age 31 – Timberman. Dolcoath (metalliferous), Dolcoath Mine Adventurers, Camborne, Cornwall. While engaged about the pumps, in the shaft, he apparently slipped and fell 3 or 4 fathoms to where he was found. Men, 24 fathoms above him, were engaged lowering some iron buckets rods and allowed them to slip through the lashing chain, the noise of these rods falling inside the pumps no doubt brought about the accident to him.

HANCOCK Luke - 1890 - 26/03/1890 – Age 36 – Collier. Biddulph Valley, R Heath and Sons, Biddulph, Staffordshire. Fall of coal while holing in the Magpie Seam. Face not sufficiently stayed.

HANCOCK Samuel H. - 1896 - 12/11/1896 – Age 21 – Miner. Carn Brea & Tincroft (metalliferous), Carn Brea & Tincroft Ltd., Cornwall. A fall of ground occurred in the stope, where he and others were at work, and in rushing to a supposed place of safety he ran into the portion of the fall striking him on his neck. The others escaped unhurt.

HANCOCK Thomas (injured) - 1894 - 02/03/1894 – Age 46 – Miner. High Carr Reps of the late JH Williamson, Newcastle, Staffordshire. Fall of ironstone from working face in Red Mine after he had drawn sprags for a shot firing. Leg broken.

HANCOCK William - 1892 - 24/10/1892 – Age 29 – Collier. Clough Hall No. 6, Kidsgrove Steel Iron and Coal Co. Ltd., Harecastle, Staffordshire. Killed by tubs running loose down engine dip while he was walking up.

HAND Frederick - 1898 - 10/05/1898 – Age 38 – Shifter. Cowpen Mill, Cowpen Coal Co. Ltd., Cowpen, Northumberland. Inspection made and inquest attended. Deceased was building a pack at the longwall face when some 'ramble’ fell on him. The chargeman, who examined the place a few minutes prior to the accident, was somewhat to blame for not seeing that the stone was not taken down.

HAND Patrick (non-fatal) - 1891 - 16/03/1891 – Miner. Parkhead No. 17, Glasgow Iron and Steel Co., Motherwell. Lanarkshire. Fall of Coal.

HANDFORD Frank - 1894 - 08/06/1894 – Age 20 - Pump attdnt. Alma, GH Turner, Clay Cross, Derbyshire. Deceased was leaving his work and attempted to get on the cage, which stood at an intermediate landing in the shaft, after he had given a signal for the cage to move on. The cage moved and deceased fell down the shaft.

HANDFORTH William - 1895 - 25/03/1895 – Age 40 - Coke burner. Unstone, Unstone Coal and Coke Co. Ltd., Derbyshire. The verdict of the jury was: He died from exhaustion, consequent on 'delirium tremens', and his death was accelerated by his having accidentally fallen between the wheels of a slack washing machine.’ The deceased was oiling the machine whilst in motion and sustained serious injury to his left arm. He died 5th April.

HANDLEY Dudley - 1891 - 17/12/1891 – Age 52 – Shotlighter. Strangeways Hall, Crompton and Shawcross, Wigan, Lancashire. Inquiry made. Whilst travelling from one wide work face to another along the coal face a large stone fell out of the roof upon him. The place of accident appeared to have been fairly secured with timber. 7.30 am.